BBC World Service East and Southern Africa Schedule Sunday 6 December 2020

East and Southern Africa Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/12/2020 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—Songhoy Blues: Mali’s Musical Optimists
  
  Aliou Touré, lead singer of rock revolutionaries Songhoy Blues, discusses their new album
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/12/2020 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Mayday—05/12/2020 GMT
  
  When James Le Mesurier fell to his death he left behind a tangle of truths and lies.
5. 00:50GMT
  
  Over to You—The key events that propelled disability rights
  
  How Witness History looked at milestones in the history of global disability rights (R)
6. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/12/2020 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 01:06GMT
  
  Unexpected Elements—Freak weather getting even freakier
  
  This year has seen record-breaking Atlantic hurricanes, and now an Australian heatwave
8. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/12/2020 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—06/12/2020 02:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
10. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/12/2020 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 02:32GMT
  
  When Katty Met Carlos—Good cops, bad cops
  
  What can America do to tackle police brutality? (R)
12. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/12/2020 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 03:06GMT
  
  World Book Club—Yaa Gyasi: Homegoing
  
  We discuss the prize-winning novel Homegoing with its acclaimed Ghanaian author Yaa Gyasi
14. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/12/2020 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Is Hong Kong losing its freedoms?
  
  The on-going clampdown against Hong Kong’s opposition, plus stories from elsewhere (R)
16. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/12/2020 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 04:32GMT
  
  Girl Taken—Girl Taken, 05/12/2020 GMT
  
  A two year investigation to find a little girl taken from her mother in Iran. (R)
18. 04:50GMT
  
  The Big Idea—The new normal
  
  How Donald Trump is reshaping our ideas of normal behaviour
19. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/12/2020 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 05:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—06/12/2020 05:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
21. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/12/2020 05:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
22. 05:32GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—Songhoy Blues: Mali’s Musical Optimists
  
  Aliou Touré, lead singer of rock revolutionaries Songhoy Blues, discusses their new album (R)
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/12/2020 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Weekend—President Trump campaigns in Georgia for Senate runoff elections
  
  Mr Trump urges supporters to vote and rails against election result
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/12/2020 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Parts of California to enter new Covid-19 restrictions
  
  Continued rise in Covid-19 cases leads to new restrictions brought in for certain regions
5. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/12/2020 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Roll-out of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine due to begin in UK in coming days
  
  Starting Tuesday certain groups will start getting Covid-19 vaccine
7. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/12/2020 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  
  Health Check—Milestone in HIV prevention for women
  
  African clinical study finds an injection every 8 weeks protects women from HIV infection (R)
9. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/12/2020 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 09:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Is Hong Kong losing its freedoms?
  
  The on-going clampdown against Hong Kong’s opposition, plus stories from elsewhere (R)
11. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/12/2020 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 09:32GMT
  
  Outlook—Rufus Wainwright: My music and my mother
  
  Born into folk music royalty, Rufus took special inspiration from his mum Kate McGarrigle
13. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/12/2020 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 10:06GMT
  
  WorklifeIndia—How to make it big in India's music industry
  
  How hard is it for musicians to make money outside the Bollywood system?
15. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/12/2020 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 10:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—Jonestown: From socialism to slaughter - Part one
  
  How over 900 Peoples Temple members came to die in the Guyanese jungle (R)
17. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/12/2020 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 11:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—06/12/2020 11:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
19. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/12/2020 11:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 11:32GMT
  
  This Is Africa—Barakina and Trina South
  
  Showcasing rappers from Niger and Zambia (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/12/2020 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Back down to Earth
  
  Is it time to abandon dreams of human space travel? (R)
3. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/12/2020 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Brexit talks resume but obstacles remain
  
  Trade talks between the EU and UK resume today, but there’s no clear path in sight
5. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/12/2020 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 14:06GMT
  
  World Book Club—Yaa Gyasi: Homegoing
  
  We discuss the prize-winning novel Homegoing with its acclaimed Ghanaian author Yaa Gyasi (R)
7. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/12/2020 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 15:06GMT
  
  The Forum—Alexandre Dumas: The man behind the Musketeers
  
  The adventurous life of the much-loved French novelist (R)
9. 15:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Vaccines: How safe and who gets it?
  
  Is it too soon to approve for use? Plus choosing who goes first.
10. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/12/2020 16:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 16:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—Live Sporting Action
  
  And coverage from around the world - including the English Premier League.
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Evening
1. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/12/2020 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 19:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—06/12/2020 19:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/12/2020 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 19:32GMT
  
  Mayday—05/12/2020 GMT
  
  When James Le Mesurier fell to his death he left behind a tangle of truths and lies. (R)
5. 19:50GMT
  
  The Big Idea—The new normal
  
  How Donald Trump is reshaping our ideas of normal behaviour (R)
6. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/12/2020 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 20:06GMT
  
  Music Life—Coconut water and confidence with Kranium, Masego and Alicai Harley
  
  Is an airport a good place to work on music?
8. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/12/2020 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 21:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Ugandan presidential candidate 'targeted by police'
  
  Opposition candidate Bobi Wine says he and his supporters were attacked by the police
10. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/12/2020 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—06/12/2020 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 22:20GMT
  
  Sports News—06/12/2020 GMT
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
13. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/12/2020 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 22:32GMT
  
  Girl Taken—Girl Taken, 05/12/2020 GMT
  
  A two year investigation to find a little girl taken from her mother in Iran. (R)
15. 22:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Vaccines: How safe and who gets it?
  
  Is it too soon to approve for use? Plus choosing who goes first. (R)
16. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/12/2020 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 23:06GMT
  
  The Interview—William Kentridge: The unnaturalness of apartheid
  
  Zeinab Badawi is in Johannesburg, talking to renowned artist William Kentridge (R)
18. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/12/2020 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 23:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—Are humans naturally clean and tidy?
  
  What hygiene instincts do we have, and are they fit for purpose?
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—07/12/2020 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  BBC Conversations—Coronavirus: Vaccine approved
  
  Is imminent large-scale vaccination a path back to normality? (R)
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—07/12/2020 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Discovery—The Zedonk Problem
  
  What are ligons and tigers? What is a species? (R)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—07/12/2020 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  World Business Report—Brexit talks go down to the wire
  
  Brexit talks go down to the wire, but will there be a deal?
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—07/12/2020 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—Jonestown: From socialism to slaughter - Part one
  
  How over 900 Peoples Temple members came to die in the Guyanese jungle (R)
9. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—07/12/2020 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—07/12/2020 02:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—07/12/2020 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  
  The Climate Question—How to hurricane-proof our world
  
  What, if any, is the link between hurricanes and climate change?
13. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—07/12/2020 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  
  The Forum—Alexandre Dumas: The man behind the Musketeers
  
  The adventurous life of the much-loved French novelist (R)
15. 03:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Learie Constantine - West Indies cricket pioneer
  
  How the West Indian all-rounder took England by storm in the 1920s and 30s. (R)
16. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—07/12/2020 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—07/12/2020 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—07/12/2020 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 04:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—Are humans naturally clean and tidy?
  
  What hygiene instincts do we have, and are they fit for purpose? (R)
20. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—07/12/2020 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Donald Trump's personal lawyer gets Covid
  
  Rudy Giuliani is reported to be in hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus

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